For all this things, in 2017, Americans spent $18.2 billion on Valentine's Day, but there are some countries which doesn't spend amounts like that, for example - in Saudi Arabia, in 2002 and 2008, religious police banned the sale of all Valentine's Day items, telling shop workers to remove any red items, because the day is considered a Christian holiday. This ban has created a black market for roses and wrapping paper.
In 2012, the religious
police arrested more
than 140 Muslims for
celebrating the holiday,
and confiscated all
red roses from flower shops.
Muslims are not allowed to
celebrate the holiday,
and non-Muslims can
celebrate only behind closed doors.
If you are not looking forward being in relationship, don’t worry. There is Singles Awareness Day, celebrated on 15 February by single people. It serves as a complement to Valentine's Day for people who are single, that is, not involved in a romantic relationship.
Written by Maja Łasisz